[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b) › 2.42 # 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 2.42 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 2.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.42) 問：「如何是水牯牛？」曰：「冥冥朦朦。」云：「如何是含一莖草來？」曰：「古人道了也，毛羽相似去。」又曰：「一草者，秖是明得不變異也。」 > The monk asked, "What is the water buffalo?" The Master said, "Dim and indistinct." The monk said, "What is coming while holding a stalk of grass in its mouth?" The Master said, "An ancient has already said it: 'Fur and feathers resembling each other.'" He also said, "The single stalk of grass simply clarifies being unalterable." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.41) - [Next: 2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.43) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b~en-mt.2.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.42) · Pramāṇa